Nexternal vs. Actinic



Criteria Nexternal Actinic
Customer Service Yes. Dedicated Nexternal Account Manager. Unlimited support. Forums, email and/or paid phone support.
Completely Web Based Application Yes. Can be accessed from anywhere. No. Actinic is accessed from the merchant's computer.
Managed Hosted Solution Yes. Nexternal manages security, redundancy, backups, etc. Actinic can be hosted by a third party or by Actinic.
Software Upgrades Yes. Nexternal manages software upgrades. Merchant is responsible for installing software upgrades.
Always On Screen Shopping Cart Yes. No.
Create Shipping Labels Yes. Create UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL labels from Order Management System. Not Available within Actinic Application.
Real Time Rates Available with UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL Available with UPS and USPS Only.
Admin Access Levels 7 levels of access. 3 access levels.
Support for Inventory Kits or Product Bundles Yes. Yes.
Customer Select Preferred Delivery Date Yes. No.
McAfee SECURE Yes. Scanned daily. Merchants can display badge. Not included.
Drop Ship Feature Yes. No.
SSL Certificate Included - Use Nexternal.com Certificate. Additional Cost.
Multiple Ship To Customers can place one order and ship items to multiple locations. Actinic does not support multiple ship to locations.
Comparison Shopping Marketplace Feeds Generated and uploaded automatically daily. Available through 3rd Party Plugins.
Direct Checkout Yes. No.
eGift Certificates Yes. No.


Actinic is a Trademark of Actinic Software Ltd.

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